I don’t quite recall exactly when I first crossed virtual paths with Christian Kreutz, or how: maybe it was this 2007 post on e-democracy and participation, maybe another encounter from even earlier.
What I do know, however, is that time and again I greatly enjoy being pointed to interesting news, projects and resources via his blog or on Twitter. Maybe it’s the kind of continued partial overlap in interests that does the trick.
A few weeks ago, Christian launched a nifty site that allows citizens in his hometown of Frankfurt, Germany to gain better visibility into decision-making by their local government and even encourages citizen input and participation. Naturally, I had to ask him right away if he would be available for a quick interview. Thankfully, he was. Enjoy!
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Links:
- Christian Kreutz blog [00:19]
- Frankfurt-gestalten.de [01:50]
- Frankfurt, Germany (Wikipedia) [02:31]
- City of Frankfurt (homepage) [02:44]
- Drupal [04:10]
- mySociety [06:15]
- Hyperlocal (Wikipedia) [07:14]
- Frankfurt Gestalten on Facebook [09:28]
- Frankfurt Gestalten on Twitter [09:29]
- Open Data Network [11:44]
This interview was recorded on March 13, 2010.
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